“It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them.”– Edward Sapir Related Quotes “I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible.”– Manfred von Richthofen “As you stumble and learn, stumble and learn again, resolve to talk to yourself as if you were your best friend. So no “What a #?%$@ idiot!” when your BFF smashes an egg on the floor, m’kay? Be cool, like the Fonz.”— Timothy Ferriss “I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be into acoustic stuff but my son Joseph is learning drums, so now I have an electric guitar and we play Metallica. We have an amp and a PA in the garage with his drum kit.”– Kevin McKidd